GRE Word List

POTENTIAL

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.

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WordMeaning
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
smotherto kill by depriving of air
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
pungentsharply painful